We are down to 6 undefeated teams in 1989, Honolulu, Portland, Houston, Memphis, and both Stars teams, Baltimore and New York. We also have 5 teams seeking their first win, but one of those teams, Jacksonville, is just 1 game out of first place.
Storm 47 Gold 13
Both teams were 3-0 coming into the game, but Denver couldn't weather the Storm, giving up 11 sacks in defeat. Gold WR Jake Peralta has been the talk of the league so far, and he had a nice game today, 7-121-1, but Timothy Roquemore outshined him. The 1987 Offensive ROY and All Pro WR had a down 1988, and he "only" had 115 yards today but anytime a player bests Al Bundy by a TD, he deserves mention. Roquemore rushed 11 times for 72 yards and 3 TD while also catching 6 passes for 43 yards and 2 TD, for a total of 5 on the day.
Roquemore was just part of the talk after the game, as we also had a league record broken. Prior to this game, the record for most sacks in a game by an individual player was 8, done 5 times. Baltimore's Les Lacy did it first @ Georgia in 1977. The feat was accomplished 3 times in 1979 by Southern California's Tony Newby @ Georgia, Baltimore's Felix Long, also @ Georgia, and Pittsburgh's Robert Keese vs Baltimore. The last time it was done was in 1980 by Pittsburgh's Eric Reed @ Houston.
Congratulations to WLB Mark McKeon on his 9 sacks today, a record which may not ever be broken.
Hawaiians 18 Bell 12
Not much to write about in this game as Philadelphia continues to play tough defense and struggle on offense. The Bell gave undefeated Honolulu all they wanted though, holding a 12-10 lead over the Hawaiians midway through the 4th qtr. That's when Honolulu MLB Kenneth Rea intercepted a Luis Gero pass and returned it 23 yards for what turned into the game winning TD.
Gamblers 26 Blitz 10
Chicago's defense kept Houston's big play offense in check, holding them to 304 yards but the Gamblers defense intercepted 4 passes. Houston shut Chicago out in the second half to remain undefeated.
Showboats 34 Outlaws 17
This was not one of QB David Allen's best games for Memphis, but the Showboats still racked up 521 offensive yards in the victory. Allen threw 5 INTs but Oklahoma could only generate 163 yards offensively. Mark Lambert did the heavy lifting with 129 rushing yards, 53 receiving yards and 2 TD.
Stars 27 Wheels 7
Baltimore's defense shutout Detroit's offense and held them to just 142 yards. Stars QB Jon Snow threw 4 total TD passes, 3 to his teammates and 1 to Detroit's Leonardo Kissner (25 yard pick 6).
(NY) Stars 41 Breakers 6
Willie Bust threw 4 TD passes, 3 to Tomas Abbott and the New York defense held Boston to 172 offensive yards. Cam Dalton chipped in with a TD and 144 combined yards.
Force 12 Steamer 8
Not much offense to speak of in this game and Georgia won despite not entering the red zone at all. Force K Javier Gill booted 4 FGs, 3 from 50+ and held on late for the victory. Shreveport had been undefeated, and they were trying for a late go ahead TD, but turned it over on downs at the Georgia 21 yard line before the Force extinguished the clock.
Bandits 27 Invaders 17
Oakland headed to Tampa 3-0 and left Florida with not only their first loss, but without the services of RB Oliver Thomas for 8-10 weeks, maybe even an IR stint. Bandits QB Melvin Driggers threw 2 TDs and 0 INTs while RB Paul Meade had a combined 209 yds and 2 TD (1 rushing, 1 receiving).
Thunderbolts 21 Gunslingers 3
Cleveland's rookie QB Michael McGowan isn't setting the world on fire, but he didn't make any mistakes today, and his 2 TD passes helped lead the Thunderbolts to victory. Cleveland had the field position advantage and even got a TD pass from backup QB Joseph Haight one play after McGowan was briefly knocked out of the game due to injury.
Generals 16 Maulers 7
Not much offense in this game as New Jersey got 3 Lucio Grant FGs and a TD run by Richard Hansen in their victory at Pittsburgh. Both teams came out of the game banged up and the Generals had to bring back 2 former OL for Week 5 and beyond. New Jersey has to cut 2 players before kickoff and 11th year vet Rudi Johnson was a healthy scratch for this game. Could he and his big contract be on the way out of town?
SaberCats 23 Express 16
San Jose's Albert Buckland caught 6 passes for 125 yards and 2 TD to lead the SaberCats to victory over Los Angeles. Express QB Christopher Pringle threw 3 INT and L.A. also lost a fumble as HC Jack Aponte will be focusing on ball security this week in practice.
Stallions 13 Blazers 9
For the most part this was a battle of the kicking Geralds. Florida K Gerald Harmon booted 3 FG to just 2 for Birmingham's Gerald Hinton, but the Stallions got the game's only TD. Mark Peterson's 23 yard TD run helped Birmingham get past Florida.
VooDoo 34 Renegades 12
Orlando traveled to New Orleans for a game of hot potato. The VooDoo were gracious hosts, giving the ball to Orlando 4 times, all Bruno Wilson interceptions. Orlando was also in a giving mood as Elwood Savage completed 5 passes to the wrong team and the Renegades also lost a fumble to give them 6 of this game's 10 turnovers. In between all the turnovers, New Orleans got the better of Orlando, gaining 444 yards with a balanced attack.
Wranglers 19 Bulls 10
This was a strange box score to view. Jacksonville ran for negative 1 yard on 13 carries and the teams combined for just 403 yards, yet Arizona was 7/18 on 3rd down, Jacksonville 9/20. Both teams found the end zone once, but Arizona got 4 FGs from Robert Allison while the Bulls added just 1 FG.
Panthers 28 Sun 13
There were only 17 drives in this game, 8 of which got into the red zone. Michigan reached it 5 times, Southern California 3, and each team scored 1 TD and 2 FGs once there. The Panthers finally got Nicholas Dorey on track as he rushed 17 times for 146 yards and a TD. Michigan also got a pick six from Jess Woodward.
Federals 27 Hornets 13
Washington had more drives, 18, than Michigan and Southern California combined for in their game, and Charlotte had 17. That tends to happen when teams combine for 17 three and outs. In between the 21 punts, Washington got 2 TD passes from Scott Bieber and scored 17 unanswered 4th qtr points for the home victory over Charlotte.
